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TATES NOAII II. LINDLEY, OF BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT.

IMPROVEMENT IN WATER-ELEVATORS.

Speiilication forming part cf Letters Patent No. 146,694., dated January20, 1ST/1; applica-ion tiled December 13, 1ers.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, N oAn H. LINDLEY, ofBridgeport, in the county of Fairfield and State of Connecticut, haveinvented a certain new and useful Improvement in VVater-Elevators, ofwhich the following is a full, clear, and exact description, referencebeing had to the annexed drawing, in which-` Figure l is a plan View ofmy improved Vwater-elevator and a detached plan view of inner surface ofthe spout with the bucket;

and in the combination of the several elements composing my elevator,substantially t p as hereinafter more fully set forth.

To enable others to make and use my invention, I will proceed todescribe it.

, In the accompanying drawing, A refers to an inclosure for surroundingand protecting the mouth of the well, and to the inner surface of thesides of which is fastened a joist or partition, a, upon which and thesaid inclosure are suitably journaled the periphericallygrooved shaftsor drums B B. The inner ends of these shafts are provided with cogs b b,gearing with each other, and through which the said shafts aresimultaneously put in motion when either one of the handles orcranksUpon the shaft B are formed two ratchets-a right and a left hand onewithwhich engage the pawls D D', operated or thrown in and out of geartherewith alternately by means of a slide, E, adjusted upon theinclosure A by staples or otherwise, and having elongated slots e e', upthrough which the handles of the pawls pass. The shafts or drums B B arearranged out of line with each other, toconform to the shape of thecrankbar, and, as a consequence of which, the gearing used in unitingthem is simplified as compared to that usually employed for `that pur!pose. G is the crank-shaped tipping-bar, rigidly fastened to the insideof the-inclosure A in any known way, and, in practice, about -siX inchesbelow and in a line with the shafts or drums B B. The placing of thesaid bar and the latter in such close proximity `insures the removal ofthe twist and swing incidental to the straps of the buckets, and,consequently, the proper discharge of the water from the latter. Thiscloseness of approach between the said parts is produced by bringing therespective cranks of the bar G in contact with the bails of the buckets,when the latter have been elevated, and by forming spouts upon the saidbuckets, which spouts are caused to strike against and under the bar Cas they are being elevated, and thus tip them, when their contents willbe discharged under the said bar, and consequently not have to beelevated above the latter, in which case a greater amount of space wouldhave to be provided between said shafts and bar, asin the ordinarywater-elevators of this class, and which presents the disadvantagesabove stated as being overcome by my invention. C refers to a bucket, ofwhich two are used in my elevator, and which is provided with a spout,o, to enable the water, as it is being discharged, to be conducted fromthe bucket, as it were, to a trough suitably located and combined `withthe inclosure A. At the points of conjunction of the inner surface ofthe spouts with the buckets are notches or recesses c1, which are forthe :purpose of assisting the rod O to tip the bucket or bucket, as bythese notches the tendency of the spouts of the buckets to glance orslip past the bar G as they are being tipped is overcome. The bucket isprovided with a bail, c2, to which is attached the lifting-strap F,connected to one of the drums or shafts.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Iatent ist 1. The shea Bf, having the mailers b2 b3, incombination with the pawls D Dl and slide E, substantially as and forthe purpose specified.

2. The shafts B B', having the pinions b b and ratchet-s b2 b3, incombination with the Arana: ori-Ion ,y

pawls D D', slide E, stationary crank-shaped bam C, and bucket Q c o1,Substantial] y as and for the purpose described.

3. The combination of the shafts or drums B B', Jche crank-bar C, andthe bucketor buckets Gf, supplied with spouts o, and suspended Vfrom thesaid shafts 0r drums by means oi' straps, or in any other known Way,substantially as. herein shown and described, and vfor the purpose setfort-h. l

4. The bucket G, having' the spout c andthe notches c1 at theconjunction of the inner sui;-A faoe of lche latter and. former,substantially its andfor the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto si gned my naine this 19th day ofNovember, 1873, in presence of t-Wo subscribing Witnesses.

NOAH H. LINDLEY.

Xvitnes'ses:

G. M. MINOR, JOSEPH S. FRENCH.

